The Office’s BJ Novak Shares Funny Story About Being A Stock Photo
The Office star BJ Novak recently shared a hilarious story of how he accidentally became a commonly used stock photo model. Novak is best known for his role as Ryan Howard on the beloved sitcom, who becomes a temp worker turned full-time employee at Dunder Mifflin during season 3. In addition to starring in the show alongside Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, and Mindy Kaling, he also co-wrote and produced many episodes. He even earned an Emmy Award nomination for his production work on the show.
The Office aside, Novak has had some major roles in Hollywood throughout his career. He's known for shows like Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, The Mindy Project, The Newsroom, and more. As for his film experience, Novak appeared in films such as Inglorious Bastards, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Saving Mr. Banks, and The Founder. He's an actor, writer, director, author — the list goes on. And apparently, he can add stock photo model to the list.
Novak posted a story on his Instagram of how he has unexpectedly become the face of many products around the world. He wrote that years ago, someone mistakenly put one of his photos on a public domain site. Since then, he's appeared on a variety of product advertisements from electric razors to perfumes, Halloween costumes, and face paint. The Office star said that he is "too amused" to do anything about being a generic stock photo advertising random products to shoppers around the globe. Thankfully for his followers, Novak shared photos of the various products he's seen his own face on, and it's as hilarious as it sounds. Check out some screenshots from his Instagram story below.
It's comical to think of such a major Hollywood figure accidentally becoming a popular stock photo face. It's not shocking that some aspiring actors turn to modeling while they wait for their big break in Hollywood. Stock photo modeling is definitely a valid side hustle — Shang-Chi star Simu Liu was in the stock modeling game prior to making it big as an actor.
However, Novak's story is even more ridiculous because he didn't intentionally model for these particular photos. Luckily, Novak seems to be taking the mix-up with good humor. And now, he's got a hilarious real-life story that sounds like it could have been a bit from one of the hundreds of episodes of The Office.
Source: BJ Novak/Instagram